St.John, H. (1962), Revision of the genus Pandanus Stickman, Part 12. Queensland Pandanus species from Queensland, Australia. Pacific Science; a quarterly devoted to the biological and physical sciences of the pacific region 16(3): 313, 315, fig. 119 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Australia, North Queensland, 9 miles w.s.w. of junction of McIvor and Morgan Rivers, fringing forest along swampy creek, with Dillenia cassia, Planchonella, 100 ft. alt., Feb. 1, 1958, H. St. John 26,249 (BISH)."

• Etymology: "The new epithet is the Latin adjective papillosus, with papillae, in reference to the papillose surface of the phalanges."

Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 389 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Pandanus solms-laubachii F.Muell. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Pandanus solms-laubachii F.Muell. legitimate

Wilson, A.J.G. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2011), Pandanaceae. Flora of Australia 39: 222 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Pandanus solms-laubachii F.Muell. legitimate

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